{"data":{"id":"us-de/15-del.-c.-5504","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"15 Del. C. § 5504","heading":"Distribution of ballots, envelopes, and instructions; envelope specifications; pre-paid postage.","body":"(a) Upon receipt of a statement from an elector pursuant to § 5503 of this title, the Department shall process the same and confirm that the elector qualifies for an absentee ballot pursuant to § 5502 of this title.\n(b) Not more than 60 nor less than 4 days prior to an election, and within 3 days after the absentee ballots, envelopes, and instructions therefore become available, the Department shall mail, to each elector who requests and qualifies for an absentee ballot pursuant to § 5502 of this title, the following:\n(1) An absentee ballot for the election district in which the elector resides;\n(2) Instructions for completing the absentee ballot and returning it to the Department, marked “INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING AND RETURNING AN ABSENTEE BALLOT”; and\n(3) An envelope marked “BALLOT ENVELOPE,” which shall be:\na. Of the type known as a security mailing envelope, designed to securely protect the contents thereof from tampering, removal, or substitution without detection;\nb. Large enough to carry the ballot envelope containing the completed absentee ballot; and\nc. Addressed for return to the Department.\n(c) Postage for all mailings made pursuant to this subsection shall be pre-paid by the Department.\n(d) Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the issuance of an absentee ballot to those lawfully entitled thereto when the request is made less than 4 days prior to the election.","path":["Title 15. Elections","General Elections","CHAPTER 55. Absentee Voting"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title15/c055/index.html#5504","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:19Z","sha256":"0d06a17866348b0c0901b6c3a56572d532d264da84c20187beb7b5cc6b00c8cf","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/15-del.-c.-5503","next":"us-de/15-del.-c.-5505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}